Congresswoman Cheri Bustos announced the formation of the Middle-Class Working Group in Congress to focus on strengthening the middle class.The Working Group has released a legislative agenda that will help middle class families succeed.

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos gathered manufacturing and economic development leaders for her second annual Economic Summit, the highlight of the year’s programming in Partnering for Illinois’ Economic Future, an initiative launched by Bustos in 2013 to foster economic collaboration in the 17th Congressional District of Illinois.

In advance of the 50th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” Selma voting rights march this weekend, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos today continued her ongoing efforts to strengthen voter protections by backing the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act.

Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos and a bipartisan coalition of House Members led by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney announced they will soon introduce the House version of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA), which takes aim at sexual assaults on college and university campuses by protecting and empowering students, strengthening accountability and transparency for institutions and establishing stiff penalties for non-compliance with the legislation’s new standards for training, data and best practices.

Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, Congressman Dave Loebsack and Congressman Ron Kind continued their effort to give more flexibility to students receiving Pell Grants by introducing the Access to Education and Training Act to allow Pell Grant recipients to take advantage of the grants year-round.

Constituent Services

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In my Washington, DC office, internships run throughout the fall, spring or summer semesters for college students. Although all internships in all offices are unpaid, students gain invaluable work experience.

Thank you for your interest in the U.S. Service Academies. As your 17th District Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives, each year I have the privilege of nominating a limited number of people to four of the five service academies.